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SELECTED PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS

Dr. Dean S. Hartley III

This page provides access to the description of 74 projects. There are four different ways of accessing the project descriptions:  keyword shortcuts, a visual map, a list of projects by clients, and a list of projects by contractual partners.

The keyword shortcuts are the same shortcuts provided on the Hartley Consulting home page.  The shortcuts are listed down the left side of the page and contain important topics that are found in operations research projects.  The keywords are grouped into four categories:  operations research / management science (ORMS) techniques, computer issues, military issues, and other keywords.  Each keyword leads to a page containing links to all of the projects that involve that particular keyword.

The visual map provides indications about the general relationships of the projects.  Each of the colored boxes represents a project (or, in one case, a web page within the project).  These boxes have hot spots that provide a direct link to the web page. Closely related projects are near each other in the map. In addition, a color code allows for the identification of the topic content of the project.

As the map below shows, some of the pages are extensively cross-connected. The map is provided to reduce the impact of the complexity. When you mouse over the pages (rectangles) in the figure below, you will see the ones that permit direct links to the named pages. This page is the "Projects" page and, naturally, doesn't need a link.

The client list, below the map, provides the dates and names of projects for each client, with direct links to the appropriate web page.  All of the projects are contained in this list.

The contractual partners list, at the bottom of the page, provides the dates and names of those projects that were either supported by a company acting as a subcontractor to my organization or for whom I worked as a subcontractor on the project.  Only some of the projects are on this list.

More than forty projects are described briefly on this page. More than thirty of these are linked to more extensive descriptions (the boxes that are connected directly to "Projects" in the map). The page describing the requirements for analytical tools to support Operations Other Than War (OOTW) provides the link to several other pages, which provide a partial description of the actual project results.

Figure 1. Sitemap

 

Keyword Shortcuts

ORMS Techniques

Analysis of messy data
Data collection
Decision analysis
Dynamic programming
Experimental design
Financial analysis
Forecasting
Game theory
Inventory control
Lanchester theory
Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP)
Markov chains
Modeling, Simulation & Gaming (MSG)
Network analyses
Ontologies
Optimization
Organizational structure
PERT-CPM
Productivity
Queuing theory
Reliability
Risk analysis
Scheduling
Search theory
Statistical inference
Threat assessment

Computer Issues

Agent Based Modeling
Artificial intelligence
Collaborative computing
Computer hardware issues
Configuration management
Data Verification & Validation
Database design
Distributed analysis
Documentation standards
Expert systems
Geographic mapping
Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V)
Information storage and retrieval
Knowledge Management (KM)
Metadata
Model/System integration
Sensitivity analysis
Software issues
Software reuse
Verification, Validation & Accreditation (VV&A)
Virtual environment
Web design

Military Issues

Classification issues
Cognitive Superiority
Command and Control (C2, C3I, C4ISR)
Consequence Management
DIME/PMESII Modeling
Geopolitical analysis
Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)
Historical combat data research
Historical validation of attrition algorithms
Human factors
Human, Social, Cultural Behavior (HSCB) Modeling
Impact analysis
Irregular Warfare (IW)
Logistics issues
Military study process
Operations Other Than War (OOTW)
Stability Operations (SASO, SSTR)
Training
Transportation issues
Vulnerability analysis
Warfare modeling

Other Keywords

Chemical kinetics
Computer color matching
Energy storage
Environment, Safety & Health (ES&H)
Industrial issues
Legal issues
Magnetic Levitation
Psychopharmacology algorithms
Publications
Science, Math and Medicine
Space Travel
Superconductivity
Textiles
Topology

Client List

Joint Staff:

Studies, Analysis and Gaming Agency (SAGA):

1973 Convert combat models from IBM to Honeywell.
1973 Define documentation standards for combat models.
1975 Perform IV&V of the Tac Contender model.

JAD:

1987 Create an expert system for Air Task Order (ATO) generation, with a topology of aircraft missions.
1988 Validate attrition algorithms using historical data.

J8:

1986 Support the Modern Aids to Planning Program (MAPP).
1993 Perform IV&V of the Future Theater Level Model (FTLM) conceptual model.
1999 Create a Joint Virtual Analytic Center (JVAC).

Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD):

OSD Net Assessment:

1990 Create a model of combat effectiveness.

OASD Special Operations / Low Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC):

1997 Create a methodology to simulate the impacts of events in OOTWs.
1998 Create and run a conference on predicting national instabilities.

Program Analysis & Evaluation (PA&E):

1998 Define the JWARS support for OOTW.

Defense Modeling and Simulation Office (DMSO):

2001 Specify the architecture and create an OOTW Toolbox.

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA):

2007 Create a VV&A methodology for the COMPOEX system.

National Defense University (NDU):

2008 Support running an HSCB workshop.

US Pacific Command (USPACOM):

US PACOM Analysis:

1995 Define a conceptual model of psycho-social responses.
1996 Define the requirements for OOTW analytical tool support.
1998 Create and run a conference on predicting national instabilities.

US Forces Japan:

1998 Recommend a statement of work for US Forces Japan Construction Management procurement.

US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM):

US SOUTHCOM Training:

2011 Perform validation on the DEXES-II conceptual model.

US Air Force:

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL):

2012 Support the GLENS project development.

US Army:

Training and Doctrine Analysis Center (TRAC):

1989 Define a combined model database.
1989 Perform IV&V of the Simulator Network for Training (SIMNET-T).
2010 Create an IW metric ontology.
2012 Create a the IW metric ontology 2 from the total ontology.

Future Battle Lab:

1990 Evaluate the use of SIMNET in WAREX 3-90.

Army Reuse Center (ARC):

1994 Investigate Army software reuse.

US Army Medical Research and Material Command (MRMC) Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC):

2001 Advise on portable computerized medical records for soldiers.

Battle Command Simulation & Experimentation (BCSE); G3/5/7:

2005 Create a Battle Command Modeling & Simulation Science & Technology rank-ordered list.

CERDEC Intelligence and Information Warfare (I2WD):

2009 Perform V&V on the HSCB Testbed.

US Navy:

NAVAIR Systems Command:

1990 Analyze UAV cost and training effectiveness.

Naval Research Lab:

2007 Provide advice on DIME/PMESII tools.

US Joint Task Force 6 (JTF-6):

JTF-6 Operation Alliance component:

1990 Make recommendations regarding the organizational structure of Operation Alliance.

Combined Forces Command Korea:

CFCK Analysis:

1991 Build the Korean Battle Simulation Center (BSC).

NATO:

NATO SAS-026 Panel:

1999 Create a NATO Code of Best Practice for Command and Control Assessment.

Department of Energy (DOE):

Oak Ridge National Laboratory:

1997 Make recommendations for the ORNL Waste Management and Remedial Action Division (WMRAD) database.
2002 Study the problems of commonality in the Future Combat System (FCS).

Y-12 Plant:

2000 Recommend a choice in the SDOR-HF process.

Department of Justice (DOJ):

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI):

1992 Make recommendations on the FBI case backlog.
1993 Make recommendations on FBI systems productivity.
2000 Make recommendations on FBI staffing.

Department of the Treasury:

US Coast Guard:

1994 Conduct OPA 90 analyses.

Non-Profit Organizations:

University of Georgia Math Department:

1972 Write a paper on Fundamentals of Quasi-Cellularity.
1973 Write a paper on Quasi-Cellularity Criteria.
1974 Write a paper on Quasi-Cellularity and Strong SUV Infinity.

International Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project (IPAP):

1996 Create psychopharmacology algorithms.
1998 Create and execute a web conference for building psychopharmacology algorithms.
1998 Define options for psychopharmacology algorithms.
2004 Support the design of a website for psychopharmacology algorithms.

MORS:

2004 Support running a workshop on GWOT.
2008 Support running a workshop on analyzing the impact of emerging societies.
2008 Support running a workshop on understanding the consequences of catastrophic events.

Milliken & Co.:

Deering Milliken Research Corp:

1967 Support efforts to stick vinyl to nylon with statistical tools.
1970 Improve a computer color matching program.
1978 Optimize chemical reactions involving chemical kinetics.

Milliken Electronics:

1968 Create a compiler for custom computer logic statements.

Milliken & Co. polyester yarn:

1978 Schedule polyester yarn texturizing optimally.

Milliken & Co. weaving:

1978 Schedule looms optimally.

Milliken & Co. Industrial Fabrics:

1978 Create an experimental design for investigating a manufacturing process.

Milliken & Co. Fashion Fabrics:

1978 Define how to enter the dress business.

Milliken & Co. Carpets:

1979 Develop just-in-time scheduling for inventory control.
1980 Build custom MRP systems.
1983 Develop customer financial-support analyses.
1983 Develop marketing and sales forecasts.
1983 Lead the Information Management Task Force.

Rather Creative Innovations Group (RCIG):

2015 Develop plans for grid-level energy storage.

Sisyphus Energy, Inc. (SEI):

2015 Create web site for Sisyphus Energy Inc (SEI).

Internal Research & Development:

2001 Create web site for Col DS Hartley Jr, USMC (ret).
2001 Create web site for Hartley Consulting.
2003 Create the Interim Semi-static Stability Model (ISSM).
2008 Create the DIME/PMESII VV&A Tool.
2009 Create a community of interest on DIME/PMESII related discussions.
2011 Improve the IW metric ontology to a total ontology.
2013 Create a model metadata ontology.
2014 Create an IW ontology GUI for the IW metric ontology 2.
2017 Extend the IW ontology to Unconventional Conflict and then to Modern Conflict.
2018   Co-Chair The Power of Synergy symposium and act as Treasurer.
2020   Write book on Cognitive Superiority.

Contractual Partners Project List

Contractual partners were either subcontractors to my organization or I worked as a subcontractor for the partner.

Partner Year Project
Alion 2001 Specify the architecture and create an OOTW Toolbox.
  2005 Create a Battle Command Modeling & Simulation Science & Technology rank-ordered list.
Altarum 2001 Specify the architecture and create an OOTW Toolbox.
Battelle Memorial Institute 2009 Perform V&V on the HSCB Testbed.
BMA 2012 Create a the IW metric ontology 2 from the total ontology.
CACI International, Inc 1994 Investigate Army software reuse.
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) 1973 Convert combat models from IBM to Honeywell.
Data Memory Systems, Inc. 1990 Create a model of combat effectiveness.
Dynamics Research Corporation (DRC) 2001 Specify the architecture and create an OOTW Toolbox.
  2010 Create an IW metric ontology.
Evidence Based Research (EBR) 2007 Create a VV&A methodology for the COMPOEX system.
Haselwood Enterprises, Inc. 2000 Make recommendations on FBI staffing.
HMP Systems, Inc. 1990 Analyze UAV cost and training effectiveness.
IIT Research Institute (IITRI) 2001 Specify the architecture and create an OOTW Toolbox.
ITT Corporation 2007 Provide advice on DIME/PMESII tools.
Menehune Marine Services, Ltd. 1994 Conduct OPA 90 analyses.
National Defense University (NDU) 2008 Support running an HSCB workshop.
Science Applications Incorporated 1973 Convert combat models from IBM to Honeywell.
SoSACorp 2009 Perform V&V on the HSCB Testbed.
Stottler Henke Assoc., Inc 2012 Support the GLENS project development.
SYSCON Corporation 1986 Support the Modern Aids to Planning Program (MAPP).
Titan Corporation 1990 Evaluate the use of SIMNET in WAREX 3-90.
  1991 Build the Korean Battle Simulation Center (BSC).
University of Colorado 2011 Perform validation on the DEXES-II conceptual model.
University of Tennessee 2000 Make recommendations on FBI staffing.
Vector Research, Incorporated (VRI) 1973 Convert combat models from IBM to Honeywell.

 

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